It was a good run, but Smith County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Stone Memorial Panthers by a score of 3-2. The Owls haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Smith County wouldn't go down easily and took Stone Memorial into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-11.
Leading Stone Memorial to victory were Madison Lefebvre and Marley Bowers. Lefebvre had 26 digs, while Bowers had nine digs. Lefebvre is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Smith County's defeat dropped their record down to 17-12. As for Stone Memorial, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-12.
Smith County will head out to square off against Gordonsville at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gordonsville is coming into the contest with four straight wins at home, so Smith County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Stone Memorial, they will square off against White County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. White County will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Stone Memorial surely won't give up without a fight.
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